Free Analog Tape Impulse Files for Acoustic Mirror, etc...

cybermaster wrote on 4/21/2020, 2:37 PM

I spent some time yesterday making impulse files of one of my reel-to-reel decks and I want to share them here. I think they turned out well and capture the character of it. The machine is a Tascam 22-2, a stereo 1/4" reel-to-reel that records in "full track" format at 7.5 and 15ips. The tapes I used were vintage Scotch 150, Scotch 203 and Maxell 35-90B. I recorded tones at 0dB and "HOT" with the needle slamming to get saturation. That level was different depending on the tape. I also recorded at the two different speeds, which gives a very obvious change in frequency response.

Find them here: http://audio.entropyandchaos.com/impulses/tascam22-2/

They I've tested them with Acoustic Mirror, Samplitude Room Simulator, and Convology XT. They should work with a variety of different convolution processors, but I can't guarantee. You're free to use and share them as you wish, though of course, you may not sell them.

Let me know if you give them a try!

Comments

maoz-m wrote on 9/28/2020, 2:11 PM

probably took a lot of time to do but its sounds great thank you very much!

rraud wrote on 9/29/2020, 4:17 PM

Thank-you for your contribution @cybermaster , I would like an impulse of a half-track 15/30 IPS 1/2" tape . I mixed to Studers and Otaris frequently back in the 1980s (warm saturation and killer punch) w/ Ampex 456. Unfortunately most of the 456 tapes from that era will no longer play. (at least w/o baking) but there is no plug-in or impulse for that. Though I guess a convection oven could be considered a "plug in" of sorts.